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Becoming a Foster Parent

There are two very unfortunate misperceptions about foster parenting: One is that it is somehow inferior to adoption, and the other is that there is only one kind of meaningful foster care:... [more]

Foster Parenting Tips & Skills

Gearing Up for School Until the whole world is using year-round schooling, it’s historically that time of year that your children have returned to school. Along with a quiet house durin... [more]

12 Adoptive & Fostering Parenting Tips

Most of you remember learning skills for successful fostering and adopting during your foster parent training. These are invaluable skills that will help you to be better foster and adoptiv... [more]

Insurance for Foster Families

Some states require that prospective foster parents show that their current family insurance will cover certain damages caused by or to foster children living in the home, and some states... [more]

Safety Guidelines for Foster Parents

Once you become a Foster Parent, it is important to consider the safety issues in your home. Below I will list questions that walk you through a safety check-list. It is important to have t... [more]

Foster adoptions, or adoptions through the U.S. foster care system, usually involve children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect, or other concerns for their safety.... [more]

Fostering Teens

Foster children have a hard time trusting others, and this is especially true for teens. By the time the child reaches her teen years, she has been shuffled from home to home and school to... [more]

Traditional or Rehabilitation Foster Care

This kind of fostering is usually for children who have had to be taken from their parents because of neglect or abuse, but it is thought that there is hope that the parents' behavior can ... [more]

Foster Care Glossary

ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Agency: Foster Family Care Agency, A children and youth social service agency subject to the re... [more]

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